Table 1.
Anaerobic and aerobic variables (pre and post training) for BFR and non-BFR groups. Data are means ± SD.
Variables
BFR
non-BFR
Group difference
Pre-
training
Post-
training
∆ Change
(%)
Pre-
training
Post-
training
∆ Change
(%)
P value
ES
Aerobic tests (Treadmill)
VO
2
max (ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
44.0 ± 5.7
48.7 ± 5.3
11.1 ± 4.1
37.1 ± 5.2
39.8 ± 6.6
6.8 ± 3.7
0.11
0.22
vVO
2
max (km·h
-1
)
15.8 ± 0.9
16.4 ± 1.1
4.2 ± 3.2
14.9 ± 0.7
15.3 ± 0.9
2.2 ± 1.7
0.22
0.28
TTF (s)
259.8 ± 15.4
285.8 ± 14.5
10.0 ± 5.0
244.2 ± 12.9
253.5 ± 11.4
3.9 ± 2.2
0.04
#
0.76
O
2
Cost (L·min
-1
)
0.23 ± 0.04
0.18 ± 0.03
-22.7 ± 10.3
0.20 ± 0.02
0.19 ± 0.01
-4.2± 11.31
0.01
#
-1.32
Anaerobic tests (WANT)
Peak power (W·kg
-1
)
10.0 ± 1.5
11.2 ± 1.8
12.7 ± 7.9
10.6 ± 1.0
11.1 ± 1.1
4.8 ± 5.1
0.08
0.55
Average power (W·kg
-1
)
7.0 ± 0.5
7.8 ± 0.4
12.2 ± 6.7
7.2 ± 0.5
7.4 ± 0.5
1.7 ± 6.4
0.03
#
1.32
Minimum power (W·kg
-1
)
3.9 ± 0.4
4.9 ± 0.8
24.3 ± 17.0
3.9 ± 0.8
4.1 ± 0.6
7.2 ± 11.4
0.09
0.86
BFR, blood flow restriction; TTF, run time to fatigue; ES, effect size.
# Significant difference between groups (p < 0.05);
* Significant difference within group (p < 0.05).